Sick

Post 6:

Well not a lot happened this week. Checked out the city, hung out at the beach, and an overnight trip to Moreton Island... not a whole lot going on here:)

On Monday, I think, Kyle came home from school after having thrown up. He had a fever and spent two days home. Ammon had a Christmas program at school about the time Kyle came home so Becky sent Ethan and me to take pictures and be there for the performance and morning tea afterward. It was a cute performance. Ammon's line went something like this, "Please be quiet, quiet please. We would like to thank Mrs. (whatever her name was) for playing the piano for us."

I met up with Ammon and we walked down to the area where all the parents had brought things to eat for morning tea. It was a great morning. All the food was amazing. Ethan and I developed a good fly by method for sampling all the food. We zigzagged our way through the food until I decided on my favorites and just hovered about. Ammon grabbed me and was finally able to drag me away with the promise of a popcorn treat and pulled me over to where Ashlee was. So we had morning tea all together and it was fun to see them all at school.

We took a day trip to the beach and had a great time once again. I can't remember the name of the first beach we went to. We didn't swim there although we could have, we just looked at the beautiful landscape. There were a bunch of surfers so I watched them a bit. It was a really pretty beach. Then we drove down to Kings beach and swam there. I really had a good time just floating around on the boogie board. Becky and I tried to swim like you would on a surf board, but she kept splashing me in the eyes and the salt water burned my eyes so I steered clear. Ethan and Becky brought Wyatt and Aaron in a little further to the waves and I think they enjoyed it except when they got hit with a wave in the face. That kind of ended that... I didn't see it happen though because I was chasing our umbrella across the beach! Good thing I've been working out... that umbrella was fast and not a soul on the beach even glanced at me as I sprinted past them yelling, "Stop that Umbrella!" Haha pretty funny. I'm glad I got out of the water just in time to see it take off. Was surprised though that nobody would be willing to help.

On Tuesday night we had a taco dinner and I didn't really know what to give Wyatt to eat since we started dinner a few minutes before Becky got home. So I gave him some lettuce which I was surprised that he liked so well. I am glad I didn't give him much else though. When Becky got home and was eating Wyatt was crying a bit so Becky was holding him and he was so cuddly that Becky was really happy and cuddled him right back... she said how much she loved him and lamented that he would soon grow up... right after that we figured out why he'd been so cuddly as the lettuce and a great deal of water came up and out of Wyatt and all over Becky... sorry sis, but it was kind of funny in an ironic or something way. Felt bad for Wyatt and kind of figured at that point I may not be able to avoid getting sick.

Thursday night was the much anticipated departure for "secret adventure" with Kyle. He was so excited for our little trip that Becky had helped me plan. I've decided to take each of the kids on a little trip and this was Kyle's turn. We were going to Moreton island to hang out. Well Thursday morning is when I started to feel sick. By 1 o'clock my temperature was 100 degrees and I was not feeling great. I really didn't want to disappoint Kyle and I really wanted to go on our trip so I decided to brave it and just get through the day since the sickness seemed like it was a short one. It was a very long day!

Kyle got home at 3 and excitedly packed his bag when I told him all he'd need was a swimsuit and toothbrush. Becky took us to the ferry and we were on our way. We got to Moreton Island Tangalooma Resort about 6:30 and checked into our hotel and then went to the jetty (or the dock) to watch people feed the dolphins. I was freezing at this point!!!! I had some serious chills going on. I tried to get Kyle to feed the dolphins, but he was a little too scared to go down and do it. I think if I'd gone with him he would have done it, but I was sooo weak and cold that I wasn't sure I could do it without getting sicker. So we just enjoyed watching the dolphins for a little and then I took Kyle to get an ice cream cone which he enjoyed.

Kyle and I stayed up for a few hours watching TV before we finally said good night. He was soon asleep and I was up for a good portion of the night. I was sooooo HOT!!! I was burning up and at the same time had the chills... and sick to the stomach from being hungry and sick. At some point during the night I remember starting to feel better and I just kept feeling better. I had just finally drifted into sleep when I felt a tap on the shoulder. I asked Kyle what time it was and he said 5:51... I asked for 1 more hour... then asked if he'd been up for awhile, which of course he had been... I just smiled remembering being young and not being able to sleep when I was so excited for a special day to start. I got 20 more minutes then got up and got ready for the day.

We got to do a lot of things. We did archery, croquet, swimming, fishing, snorkeling, and just hung out. I think I could have just lied on the beach all day long. At the end of the day Kyle told me he wished he didn't have to leave and that he loved Moreton Island. I was glad that he had a good time. We boarded the ferry back and when we arrived back in Brisbane he was first off the boat and sprinted to his mom and gave her a big hug. We had a great time and I was happy.

I can't believe how diverse the world is and I've only seen a small portion of it. I feel in awe of all of God's creations and have often thought of the verse that even Solomon in all of his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

I'm grateful for the opportunity to be here. I'm grateful for Becky and Robert and for the kids. It has been a great experience for me.

Debbie